Edward Mcgee
Distinguished Service Cross
U.S. Army
World War I
General Orders No. 37, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Edward McGee, Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action in the Bois-de-Barricourt, France, November 1 – 2, 1918. When volunteers were called for to maintain liaison with the assault battalion during heavy shell and machine-gun fire, Private McGee volunteered and successfully carried out five such missions.